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Former LaRue County High School Principal Kyle Goodlett entered a guilty plea to child pornography charges on Tuesday, August 15 in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky in Louisville.

If convicted, Goodlett faces no less than five years in prison and no more than 40 years. Further, Goodlett could be fined up to $500,000 and serve a period of supervised release of at least five years and up to and including a lifetime period of supervised release.

Two LaRue County people were killed in a vehicle accident on Sunday, August 6 on Hodgenville Road near the LaRue/Hardin County line.

According to Jeff Gregory, Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer, the accident happened around 3:30 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Jerimiah Williams, 26, of Hodgenville was traveling northwest on Hodgenville Road and reportedly crossed the center line into the path of another vehicle driven by Wilma Brown, 78, of Hodgenville who was traveling southwest on the roadway.

Alexia Trumbo, 17-year-old daughter of Matt and Tamra Trumbo of Roanoke, was named LaRue County’s 2018 Distinguished Young Woman during a joint program with Hardin County in LaRue County High School’s auditorium Saturday evening.

“I was surprised but very happy, not only for me, but also for the other girls who did so well,” said the LCHS student. “We all know each other well since we’re seniors at our school and that helped ease our nerves so it seemed more like we were just having fun on stage.”

Kentuckians, especially those who are in southwestern Kentucky, are in for a treat the afternoon of August 21, 2017, as a strip of the state about 100 miles wide will experience a total solar eclipse.

According to information from Western Kentucky University, the last time a total solar eclipse was visible from the United States was July 11, 1991, and even then, it could only be seen from part of Hawaii.

From blackboards to smart boards, tablets and pencils to chrome books and emails there’s no question school has changed a lot in the last 60 years. One LaRue County couple recalls their experience in school during the late 1940s through the 50s.

Carl and Carolyn Mather attended school in the late 1940s and 50s; a time when “back to school deals” were unheard-of and student’s feet were often the only means of transportation to school.

A Hodgenville woman has been arrested for three DUIs in under one year with two of them including having her grandchildren in the vehicle with her.

Patricia Greenwell, 41, of Hodgenville was arrested earlier this month for her third DUI in under three years.

According to the police citation, Hodgenville Police Sergeant James Richardson spotted Greenwell traveling on Lincoln Farm Road on Wednesday, August 3. He noted that he thought her license was “DUI suspended.” However, he later discovered that her license was valid.

Beginning this fall, the Girl’s Middle School Basketball program will enter the 2017 season with a new head coach and her name is Emily Skaggs.

Emily is a former LaRue County Hawk girls’ basketball player and a 2006 LCHS graduate. Throughout her playing career at LaRue County, she had the opportunity to gain basketball knowledge under several coaches including Lisa Drake, Peter Distefano, Renata Kuchowicz, and Travis Wootton.